I know we are all focusing on the negativity that Will Smith caused at the Oscars. However, there were a lot of positive things that happened during the Academy Awards. Things like Troy Kotsur winning the Oscar and Lady Gaga telling Liza Minnelli, “I got you.”
While those were in front of the camera, there was something really sweet happening behind the scenes.
During the In Memoriam, Jamie Lee Curtis paid tribute to the late Betty White by holding a puppy from Paw Works that needed a home. I say needed because Mac N Cheese is living with her new family. John Travolta shared the happy news, “Ben adopted this dog from last nights Oscar tribute to Betty White. Thank you @curtisleejamie & @pawworks”
Curtis explained how it all happened. “A MAGICAL ending to the story from last night. At the Oscars I reconnected with my friend, John Travolta. @johntravolta We starred together in the movie PERFECT back in 1984. I had already left the Dolby theater last night after honoring Betty White and was on my way home when someone texted me a photo of John holding little mac & cheese in the green room before his presentation of the best actor Oscar. I thought it was so beautiful to see him with her and then today I found out that he and his son, Ben have adopted beautiful little mac & cheese and are taking her home today,” the actress wrote. “It is an emotional end and a perfect tribute to Betty White and it shines a light and AMPLIFIES the message that heroes who, like Betty, and Chad from @pawworks and Nancy from @perfect_pet_rescue and the team at @maedayrescue and the hundreds of thousands of other rescues, who love and support ANIMALS, that rescuing animals and offering them shelter from the storm of life and a warm and loving home is one of life’s most important actions we humans can take! #adoptdontshop”
Talk about six degrees of separation, Betty White worked with Jamie Lee Curtis in You Again, and she also worked with Travolta in Perfect. And now Travolta is working with Mac N Cheese on The Luckies Puppy.
Too bad Mac N Cheese is a girl because Oscar would’ve been an excellent name for her. However, since she is a girl, maybe they can go with Adele Dazeem. Too soon?
Before Taylor Hawkins was playing with some of the biggest musicians in the world, he played for his 9th grade classmates. Even though he was just 15 years old, he knew how to play the drums like a master in 1987.
Almost 24 hours after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, the actor apologized to the comedian on social media.
Verified
Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.
I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.
I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us.
I am a work in progress.
Sincerely,
Will
Don’t blame your actions on Jada Pinkett-Smith’s condition when she said she shaved her head because of your daughter, Willow.
Plus, not everyone knew she has alopecia. I didn’t. Why don’t you use your forum to educate people about it instead of slapping Rock with no explanation? It helped no one but yourself. It also made you and Pinkett-Smith look bad in so many ways.
This is not the first or second time you have resorted to violence. It is the third. Therefore, I think you need to look at why that is. But that is your call.
Anthony and Alvina Anderson have been married for 22 years, and their marriage will not make it to their 23rd. That is because Alvina filed for divorce, according to The Blast. She claimed irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.
This is not the first time that she asked for a divorce. The first time was in 2005, and they got back together.
Anderson is currently in NYC filming Law & Order, so that might have been the final straw in their marriage. We don’t know.
What we do know is they have two children, Nathan, 22, and Kyra, 26. Since their children are not minors, Alvina is not asking for child support, but she does want spousal support.
Oscar producer Will Packer wanted his Oscars to be a memorable one. He just didn’t want them to be remembered for a nominated actor slapping a former host.
So this morning, he tweeted his reaction to the slap heard around the world with, “Welp…I said it wouldn’t be boring #Oscars”
Needless to say, someone chimed in with it that it is not funny to make a joke about assault. To which Packer told that person, “Black people have a defiant spirit of laughter when it comes to dealing with pain because there has been so much of it. I don’t feel the need to elucidate that for you. But I also don’t mind being transparent and say that this was a very painful moment for me. On many levels.”
I met Packer once at a press event, and I really liked him. I wish the Oscars could’ve gone better for him. But he never had a chance, and Will Smith destroyed whatever chance he had. But hey, at least they didn’t screw up the Best Picture award. So there is that.
